...and they are actually related to cuckoos... how's that for a crazy fact? :)

A great list of revolutionaries! I am familiar with half of them... I'll be referring back to this post for future reading. Thanks!

and nowadays, they don't spray as much insecticide. Instead, they treat the seeds with poison and the plants incorporate the poison into their tissues. This is currently routine practice for soybeans and

The hunger strike is normal. He is likely going to do one of two things. Moult (shed skin) to grow bigger or try to pupate into a cocoon or chrysalis. This could take a couple of days...

corn is a grass!

Its called Dibotryon morbosum, aka Black knot fungus. It is indeed a fungus affecting cherries, plums, apricots. We don't have much of it here in sw Ontario, Canada. But a little further northeast of here,

Great tip! I think it's crazy so many people rake their lawns and put the leaves in plastic bags for the recycling truck to take away. We have 3 monster White Oaks here that produce huge amounts of leaf

I'm totally convinced that in most situations floating turds in water is a bad idea. That said, I do this almost every day. I have experimented with hot composting my very own humanure though, along with

The humanure book changed my life! It's a great read!

a type of Mole Cricket. Google it.

thanks @torquewrench1969, sorry to hear the fam doesn't appreciate them. I want to try making a sweater this winter. I'll have to try making a decent post about that in the future. Still collecting and

yes cilantro is the best in the fall. It handled frosts very well and the flavour is better the colder it gets. I make tons of pico de gallo this time of year. I'm intrigued by the perennial onions. I

Turk's Turban Squash.

Wooly bear also known as the Isabella Tiger Moth

Looks a bit like my weekend! :) My freezer is full, but somehow I need to fit a few more birds and rabbits, not to mention a deer in there... Our tomatoes were ok this year, definitely not a bumper crop.

yes they are best to have in a confined area where they can't get too out of control. Keep them away from any usable gardening space. They are actually not too difficult to eradicate from small areas if

Welcome. Can't wait for some posts from you! Outdoors and nature posts are my thing!

great advice. Thank you!

I'm a fan of the sunchoke. I grow a big patch of them too. I usually dig em up in the spring, eat a bunch, get bad farts and also freeze and dry some too for later use. I feed lots of them to my rabbits

Welcome zeke, great name btw. I'm from Ontario. Your dream looks good to me. You'll get there!